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Coal Country Killing: A Culture, a Union, and the Murders That Changed It All
By Tanenbaum, Robert K. & Steve Jackson
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- 9781637588482
- Publisher
- Post Hill
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Starred Review on May 5, 2023 | Social Sciences
On December 31, 1969, Paul Gilly, Claude Vealey and "Buddy" Martin murdered Jock Yablonski, his wife, and their daughter. The crime was ordered by Tony Boyle, the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) president, who had just defeated Yablonski in a contested election. But Yablonski filed a lawsuit challenging the election due to allegations of fraud, tampering, intimidation, and ballot box stuffing. Boyle figured that th...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
